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Vocally, Stevie wonder influenced countless artists today. Wonder essentially created a vocal quality that is the most prevalent in todays music scene, predominantly in R&B and soul music. Born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, Wonder was born with a condition in which the growth of the eyes is aborted and causes the retinas to detach; so he became blind. Many believe that this heightened his awareness of sound and helped him create such “vibrant and colourful music” (Steve Huey 2016). Wonder demonstrated

people in the room appeared as if the room wasn’t dark at all. In the room were people I knew, but I can only clearly recall two. One being a very good friend of mine, the other one of my roommates. There was red velvet cake being distributed from some unknown source, nevertheless I love red velvet cake. Everyone around the table had a good sized piece. My friend had a can of Reddi-Wip, and despite the cake already having frosting, all of us were spraying out whipped cream on top. After the dark cafeteria

education because the baker needs to know which ingredients to put it at the right amount at the right time. I personally enjoy baking cake pops, especially red velvet. Therefore, this essay will be teaching you how to make red velvet cake pops. To make cake pops, you will need many ingredients and materials. To make the red velvet cake pop, you will need 1 1/2 cups of flour, 3/4 teaspoons of baking soda, 2 tablespoons of Cocoa Powder, 1/4 Tsp. of salt, 3/4 cups of butter, 1/2 cups of sugar,

I, Noah A. King, am about to walk into the famous James D. Thorne Grand Ballroom with my friends Nathan and Grace. Crowds of people on both sides cheering to the top of their lungs. Things look glorified now but, things weren’t always like this. First let me introduce myself, I am Noah “Andy” King and I am 16 years old. I have been classified as a very “wired” kid but, my mother always told me “People just don’t get your way of thinking of things in life.” I have all way haven’t fit in with the crowd

On July 5, 1954, forty-nine days after the Supreme Court handed down the decision on the Brown vs. Board of Education case, a nineteen year old truck driver recorded an Arthur Crudup blues track called “That’s All Right Mama” (Bertrand 46). Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips found the cut and played it on his radio show a few weeks later. He received calls all over from people, mostly white, who wanted to hear more. He quickly located the musician and brought him into the studio for an interview

Essay. What can be more dreadful than autumn? Every year we say farewell to summer and always think of it as the end of the world, to tell the truth, me, too. Undoubtedly, there are people who are fascinated with autumn, they like it. Anyway, it’s a beautiful time of the year, very picturesque and bright, especially during September. Leaves are red, orange, yellow, golden brown and amber. The air is cool, crisp and the sky looks darker and more boundless in the evenings. But…it’s autumn and nothing

Mixtape Project February 25, 2016 Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson Hound Dog by Elvis Presley This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie Good Golly Miss Molly by Little Richard Unforgettable by Nat King Cole Miserlou by Dick Dale & the Del Tones Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & the Comets Surfin’ USA by Beach Boys Maybellene by Chuck Berry The Times They Are A-Changin by Bob Dylan Robert Johnson’s “Cross Road Blues” (Crossroads) released in 1937. Robert Johnson

Introduction to World Music Professor Glenn McMillan 1003 M Room gmac@mec.cuny.edu Office Hours Appointments Only 718 270 4929 Music 100 Please leave email Introduction to World Music Syllabus-Spring 2013 This course is an introduction to music and to the musical mechanics from a global perspective. There will be three aims: • to increase the students understanding of music, including its elements, structures

Looking at landscape art, especially when painted by one of the masters, many have undoubtedly pondered: what would it be like to live there? Shapes and attention to detail are, of course, important in a painting. However, it is color that draws the eye and inspires the heart. Oscar Wilde, an Irish poet and dramatist, spoke well of this when he noted that, “Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. (qtd in “color”)”. Vincent

Ryan Henderson Professor Johnson From The Phonograph to the Autotune Cylinder Report 2/8/15 Title of Recording: Crazy Blues Artist: Noble Sissle UCSB Cylinder Number: 9806 “Crazy Blues” by Noble Sissle is a cover of the song originally written by Perry Bradford. This timeless piece of history was first recorded on August 10th, 1920 by Mamie Smith and later released on as a vinyl record by Okeh Records.3 Smith’s version of the song was wildly successful, selling 75,000 copies in the first month